Miss Brazil 2018 Gleycy Correia Dead at 27: Family Believes Her Surgery Went Horribly Wrong

Miss Brazil 2018 Gleycy Correia died at age 27 after suffering from massive bleeding and a heart attack following a routine tonsil operation.

According to New York Post, the former beauty queen passed away Monday at a hospital in Brazil's city of Macaé, more than two months after the procedure. Correia's body was sent to a local medical examiner for an autopsy.

Miss Brazil 2018 Gleycy Correia Was in a Coma Before She Died

Gleycy Correia's family priest, Lidiane Alves Oliveira, told the Mirror that the former beauty queen had surgery to remove her tonsils in late March, and "after five days at home, she had a hemorrhage."

"She went to Unimed and had a cardiac arrest on April 4 and since then she was in a coma, with no neurological activity. Today [Monday], she passed away," the priest added.

According to Daily Mail, Correia was left in a coma for two months following the cardiac arrest in April. Pastor Jak Abreu, who knows Correia's family, wrote on social media that her relatives believe there was medical malpractice during the tonsillectomy operation, which involves the surgical removal of the tonsils.

Abreu also wrote: "God chose this day to collect our princess. We know that she will be greatly missed, but she will now be brightening the sky with her smile."

Paying tribute to Correia, the Official Miss Brazil said on Instagram that the former beauty queen "will always be remembered for her enlightened beauty, joy and empathy" shown in her work and project.

It is still unclear if the family of Miss Brazil 2018 will pursue legal action against the surgeon who performed the surgery. The results of the former beauty queen's autopsy are still pending. Her burial will take place on Tuesday morning.

Miss Brazil 2018 Gleycy Correia

Gleycy Correia was crowned Miss United Continents Brazil in 2018. She worked as a full-time makeup artist and ran an Instagram page with over 50,000 followers.

The brunette beauty was born into poverty and used her social media to tackle things connected to her humble beginnings. Correia reportedly worked as early as eight years old, and her first job was as a manicurist at a beauty salon.

"We will never know how strong we are until being strong is the only choice... I really wasn't born in a golden cradle, I'm from a very humble family, but I'm so proud of it, really proud," Miss Brazil 2018 wrote in one of her Instagram posts.

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Written by: Joshua Summers

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